Centro
Historic Madrid: the royal palace, the old squares, theatres and narrow streets full of life.
Photo: Kristijan Arsov / Unsplash
History on every street
Restored apartments
Culture on the doorstep
About Centro
At the heart of the city.
Centro is historic Madrid: the royal palace, the old squares, theatres and narrow streets full of life. Restored apartments here combine history with central living, for buyers who want to be at the heart of the city, close to its culture and its streets.
- Café tables on the Plaza Mayor.
- The Royal Palace and its gardens.
- Theatres and the opera.
- Narrow streets full of life.
- Restored historic apartments.
Why invest in Centro
History on every street
The Royal Palace, the Plaza Mayor and the old town give the district its character.
Restored apartments
Historic buildings restored to today's standards are prized by city buyers.
Culture on the doorstep
Theatres, museums and the opera are all within walking distance.
Life in Centro
Palaces, squares and the city's culture outside the door.
Neighbourhoods
Madrid, area by area.
Madrid
The capital
Salamanca
Classic prime district
Retiro
Beside the park
Chamberí
Much-loved and central
Justicia
Chueca and Salesas
Chamartín
Quiet, well connected
El Viso
Houses and gardens
La Moraleja
Space and privacy
Pozuelo de Alarcón
Family houses, west
Aravaca
Green and calm
Residences
Our Centro selection.
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Market report
Centro market report.
Official figures for the municipality of Madrid: how many homes sold over the last year, and what they were valued at per square metre.
Official data · Madrid
40,086
Home sales signed before a notary, last 12 months
€5,418/m²
Appraised value per m², Q2 2026
−13.1%
Sales, change on a year earlier
+9.4%
Value per m², change on a year earlier
Sources: Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, Transacciones inmobiliarias (home sales from notarial deeds), table 2, and Valor tasado de la vivienda (free-market homes, all ages), table 4, for the municipality of Madrid. Last 12 months: Q3 2025 to Q2 2026; changes compare with Q3 2024 to Q2 2025 and Q2 2025. Q2 2026 figures are provisional. Figures are for the city of Madrid as a whole; district figures are not published.
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Photographs: Deniz Demirci, Federico Mata, Hernan Gonzalez, Jorge Fernández Salas, Kristijan Arsov, via Unsplash.
